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Alex Eala of the Philippines returns the ball to her opponent from India Bhosale Rutuja during their tennis match of the 19th Asian Games held in Guangzhou, China on September 26, 2023

Alex Eala of the Philippines returns the ball to her opponent from India Bhosale Rutuja during their tennis match of the19th Asian Games held in Guangzhou, China on September 26, 2023. POC-PSC Media Pool handout

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19th Asian Games

Dyan Castillejo

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<p>MANILA -- Filipina tennis star Alex Eala is off to a strong start in her campaign in the Canberra International.</p><p>She dominated Austria’s Sinja Kraus 6-2, 6-4, in her first assignment in the main draw.</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DEOsWZgvY2a/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=675&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A9617438.299999952%2C%22ls%22%3A684979%2C%22le%22%3A686181.2000000477%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="987" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Kraus is ranked No. 211 by the WTA, while Eala recently moved up to No. 147. </p><p>In the second round, Eala will play the winner of the match between Arianne Hartono of the Netherlands and Anna Bondar of Hungary.</p>

<p>Filipina tennis star Alex Eala is off to a strong start in her campaign in the Canberra International.</p>

Filipina tennis star Alex Eala is off to a strong start in her campaign in the Canberra International.

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Tennis: Alex Eala opens Canberra bid on triumphant note

Dyan Castillejo,

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